{"id":47798,"date":"2025-07-09T20:43:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/merck-to-acquire-verona-pharma-for-10-billion"},"modified":"2025-07-09T21:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T21:02:14","slug":"merck-to-acquire-verona-pharma-for-10-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/merck-to-acquire-verona-pharma-for-10-billion","title":{"rendered":"Merck to Acquire Verona Pharma for $10 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>German pharmaceutical company Merck announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to acquire UK-based Verona Pharma for $10 billion or $107 per share to expand its portfolio in lung disease medications.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Through this acquisition Merck will add Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine), a first-in-class selective dual inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 3 and 4 (PDE3 and PDE4), to its growing cardio-pulmonary pipeline and portfolio,&#8221; Merck said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The firm said that the US Food and Drug Administration approved Ohtuvayre in June 2024 for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adult patients.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ohtuvayre is the first novel inhaled mechanism for the treatment of COPD in more than 20 years and combines bronchodilator and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory effects. 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